Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s Meetings With Obama, Biden Start Rumor Mill
Bloomberg’s Meetings With Obama, Biden Start Rumor Mill
Are Biden and Bloomberg walking and talking ? Page Six claims that Mayor Bloomberg is being wooed by President Obama to join his team at the White House: Building upon the mayor’s golf outing with the Commander in Chief on Martha’s Vineyard last Friday, “Now there are whispers that...
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Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Update Gunman Shot At Discovery Channel HQ
Update Gunman Shot At Discovery Channel HQ
Via Update, 5:15 p.m. : DCist reports that Lee was shot. Here’s what Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger said, “He took three people hostage, near the lobby area of the entrance to the building. Over the past several hours, we’ve been in negotiations with the man. Approximately...
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Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Harlem Shooting Victims Prep To Sue City
Harlem Shooting Victims Prep To Sue City
Devon Riley, with fractured elbow; Kirt Liburd, with lacerated head Two men who claim they were injured by police during the wild shootout in Harlem in early August have filed notices of claim to sue the city. Devon Riley says he suffered a fractured elbow, and Kirt Liburd says he suffered a laceration...
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Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Ladies’ Nights Ruled Legal, But Still Sexist?
Ladies’ Nights Ruled Legal, But Still Sexist?
Who needs equality when there are 2-for-1 shots?! Men, are you sick and tired of having to pay full price for drinks on Tuesday nights when the gals around you get to as many Kamikaze shots as they want for $20? Well, it looks like you’ll have to endure. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected...
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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Rangel: "I’m Just One Of The Foot Soldiers"
Rangel: "I’m Just One Of The Foot Soldiers"
Rep. Charles Rangel (AP) Rep. Charles Rangel , the 20-term politician who is facing trial for numerous House ethics violations, defiantly vowed to fight, fight, fight for renomination. Appearing this weekend at an outdoor celebration organized by church leaders in Harlem, Rangel decided that the best...
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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
LIRR Service Is Back To "Normal"
LIRR Service Is Back To "Normal"
Yesterday, the Long Island Rail Road said that it expected service to be normal for the Monday rush, after last Monday’s switching tower fire caused the rest of the week’s service to be limited—and very frustrating for commuters . LIRR President Helena Williams said, “I appreciate...
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Posted by in New York on 08 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Gov. Christie To Obama: Ever Heard Of Google?
Gov. Christie To Obama: Ever Heard Of Google?
According to New Jersey’s Governor Christie, their loss in the competition for Race To The Top funding was a federal government conspiracy. Christie says that the feds should have just called if they wanted to know how much the state spent on school funding in 2008 and 2009 (instead of the projected...
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Posted by in New York on 08 25th, 2010 | No Comments
No More Inmates For Markowitz’s Concerts
No More Inmates For Markowitz’s Concerts
Following the news that Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has been using Rikers Island inmates to do his dirty work for years, the Brooklyn Paper reports that his chain gang may be going the way of the Canada goose. If his shows in Asser Levy Park are even allowed to go on next summer (neighbors...
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Posted by in New York on 08 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Obama Mocks Nation With Advanced Copy Of Franzen Book
Obama Mocks Nation With Advanced Copy Of Franzen Book
President Obama has upset 9/11 responders, pissed off Rep. Charles Rangel, and enraged X-Box enthusiasts in the past, but this time he’s gone too far: Last weekend, the President was given an advanced readers copy (A.R.C.) of the new Jonathan Franzen book “Freedom,” which has been...
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Posted by in New York on 08 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Over 1,000 Mourners Attend Yoseph Robinson’s Funeral
Over 1,000 Mourners Attend Yoseph Robinson’s Funeral
Some funeral attendees were forced to listen from loudspeakers outside the Shomrei Hadas Chapel yesterday as mourners flooded in for the funeral of Yoseph Robinson, the Jamaican Orthodox Jew who was fatally shot during a robbery last week. He was shot while trying to protect his girlfriend from the...
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